Believe it or not, there’s a reason to be happy with the Miami Marlins today. As one might expect, the event doesn’t have anything to do with the team’s roster or on-field performance. But today the Fish formally unveiled a new set of logos and team colors. In what is now becoming a trend for Miami sports teams, the Marlins are switching to a uniform that’s pink, blue, and black.
For most Heat fans this weekend brought bad news: Disgruntled All-Star guard Jimmy Butler was traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Philadelphia 76ers, rather than to the Heat. Some fans thought acquiring Butler would have returned our Vice jersey-wearing ballers back to the NBA Finals conversation. Then the Heat, an underdog…
Most everyone works hard all week to get to the weekend. Said weekend often involves a good dose of sports for those who choose to partake. Normally, sports provides a nice getaway. It’s something to invest in and enjoy after a long week. This past sports weekend had Miami fans…
Reshad Jones thinks it’s time to move on. He thinks everyone should just forget he refused to reenter his team’s crucial 13-6 win last Sunday against the New York Jets. The Dolphins’ safety wants everyone to know he and the coaches are on the same page now, so don’t worry…
It’s officially time to call it — the Miami Hurricanes 2018 are an unmitigated disaster. Sitting in fifth place in the ACC Coastal Division with four losses to their name and a current Sports Illustrated prediction of a meeting with USF in the Gasparilla Bowl should be enough to…
The National Basketball Association in 2017 stumbled upon what might have been the happiest jersey-related accident in the league’s sartorial history. The NBA gave each team a new, third-jersey option as part of the “City” jersey series. Each team got a jersey designed to reflect something about its “culture”…
What did the doctor prescribe for a banged-up Miami Dolphins team that had lost four of its last five games and saw little good news ahead at the season’s midway point? A second helping of the New York Jets…
There is more to fielding an NBA team than just picking players. The lifeblood of a contender depends on things like good-value contracts, draft picks, and having extra currency beyond just money to spend. The teams that best manage their assets are usually champions whose success lasts. With reports that…
Goran Dragic will forever be linked to LeBron James in the minds of Miami Heat fans. And that’s likely not a positive thing. When the Heat acquired Dragic from the Phoenix Suns in 2015, it was part of an effort to quickly pick up the pieces,…
The Dolphins officially managed to piss away their promising 3-0 start, turning their first seven games, instead, into a very Dolphins 4-3.
Ryan Tannehill has had 82 games to prove himself the right man for the job. He’s been asked to drop back and throw passes for the Miami Dolphins nearly 3,000 times. He’s seen general managers, head coaches, hundreds of players, and even the stadium he plays in and the logo…
We’re now more than a week into the NBA season, and Jimmy Butler still plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. That was not expected. Butler was supposed to be in Miami by now, or at least anywhere but Minnesota, after he requested a trade a month ago. Just a couple of…
At first, the Dolphins trade of Jarvis Landry to the Cleveland Browns seemed iffy. Sending away a wide receiver who set reception records in his first four seasons in exchange for a middle- and late-round pick didn’t seem like the smartest move. But consider the cash…
The Miami Dolphins lost to the Detriot Lions 32-21 Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. It amounted to an all-around sleepy effort in the Fins’ second game without starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill. The loss dropped them to 4-3 and, because of the Patriots’ win over the Bears, to second place in the AFC East. All in all, the Dolphins’ first seven games of the season will be remembered for blowing a chance to catapult the squad into the upper tier of AFC playoff teams.
Pumpkin-flavored everything is back, Publix is stocking up on turkeys, Christmas has overtaken an entire corner of Walmart… which can only mean: The Miami Heat is playing basketball again. Hallelujah! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! It’s been a long six months since…
Installing a whirling, neon home-run sculpture in cavernous, empty Marlins Park felt like putting one of those wacky, waving, inflatable tube men inside a funeral parlor. When the mediocre Marlins actually smashed a homer, the gizmo’s fish would dance, music would play, and basically no one would ever be there to witness it. It was perpetually dancing in a void, begging for one person to notice it.
The Miami Hurricanes’ instant-classic 28-27 comeback win over the Florida State Seminoles last weekend marked the midpoint of the team’s 2018-19 season. The now-15h-ranked Canes have reeled off five straight wins since their season-opening loss to LSU, putting themselves back within striking distance of their first playoff berth.
For the life of me, I’ll never understand the concept of fans getting into fights over sporting events, and let’s be honest, there are degrees of absurdity in this behavior. It’s one thing to start a brawl and risk assault charges over perceived disrespect of your professional team, standing up…
For those of you who were busy watching the Miami Dolphins win their first three games, we now rejoin your typical Dolphins season, already in progress. Sorry — all good things must come to an end. Vacation over. Don’t be angry it’s over; be happy it happened at all.
There’s a New York Times best seller called The Book of Awesome written by Neil Pasricha that’s based on his award-winning website, 1000awesomethings.com. The concept of both the book and the site is simple: Pasricha writes every day about one awesome thing.
Even if you’re not a fan of South Florida sports teams, you know these people. They exist in large numbers and walk among us every day. They work in your office. They ride in your Uber Pool. They’re related to you. Hell, maybe you are one of these special brands of sports fan. These are the craziest-ass sports fans in Miami. Talk crap about them at your own risk.
Most Americans outside the Midwest have probably never seen an Indianapolis Indians game. The Indians are the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Minor League Baseball affiliate — they play in the AAA International League in a stadium that holds a maximum of about 14,000 people. The single most exciting thing about attending…
